扌
Primary radical
扌 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 拔.
CHINESE CHARACTER
拔 (bá): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order
bá
to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promoteHSK 68 strokes
LEARNING CONNECTIONS
犮
Phonetic component
犮 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
STROKES · 8
PRACTISE WRITING →Write 拔 in 8 steps.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT
Vocabulary with 拔
HSK 6 · height above sea level; elevation
HSK 6 · to select the best
HSK 7-9 · to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level)
HSK 7-9 · to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
HSK 7-9 · tall and straight
HSK 7-9 · (lit.) unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom); (fig.) extremely stingy
FAQ
What does 拔 (bá) mean in Chinese?
to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote
How do you write 拔 in stroke order?
拔 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
What is the radical of 拔?
扌 is the radical in 拔. It is the hand side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.
What are common words with 拔?
海拔 (hǎibá): height above sea level; elevation; 选拔 (xuǎnbá): to select the best; 拔 (bá): to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level).